Beyond the Brink is a personal account of one young man asking the question on everyone’s lips: “is climate change real?”. Featuring interviews with David Attenborough, climate campaigners and even a few familiar UKYCC faces!

We’re on the hunt for a group of young people from across the UK to go to the UN in Cancun, Mexico from 29th November – 10th December. Together they will form the Youth Delegation to Mexico from the UK and will have all the training and support to make sure we kick ass at the UN and theres just three days left to apply…

Two days ago, we had the chance to meet with the Chinese Youth Climate Action Network (CYCAN) – part of the International Youth Climate Movement. Not only did they demonstrate the professionalism of an established organisation, they also shared the energy, passion and commitment of our global community which spans each and every continent of the globe.

The post-mortem of the Copenhagen climate negotiations proved to be an interesting analysis. One of the most interesting articles contained in the Guardian concerned China, and whether they were striving to meet the requirements demanded by the science or simply being a global inconvenience and repeatedly blocking the negotiations. So on which side should the penny finally drop?

Today, I was fortunate to witness the effects of climate change in person, as well as hearing from some amazing young people who are taking action to do something about it.

People often ask me what I do for a living having graduated a year ago. My usual answer is a puzzled look and the single word “lots”. I’m never really sure where to start, but given the time I can usually ramble through the list of things I do with the necessary couple of sentances [...]

Climate change: do we have the wrong perspective? On Friday the coalition government released the initial results of the posted responses made by the public to their 38-page policy programme. The figures released are to me, even as an environmental campaigner, interesting; “The Cabinet Office said particular effort would be focused on those sections which [...]

5000 miles is nothing! Distance is the only thing that separates us and our Kenyan friends (well that and the weather…). Just look at these photos! During Copenhagen we all discovered that though we live 5000 miles apart we all have very similar lives, the meetings may have slightly different settings but we are  discussing [...]

An International Environmental Court, of course! See the below details for a lecture that will describe how an International Environmental Court should be created, and what the purpose of it will be: The United Nations Association Westminster Branch, Clifford Chance LLP and the International Relations Committee, the Bar Council invite you to the 8th Ruth [...]

Wind turbines – I’m a fan! No but seriously I really like wind turbines, and it’s my dream I guess to see the UK powered solely by renewable energy, in my lifetime rather thank Kzonk years away. This is why I have been following closely on the post-Copenhagen promises, those that announce the government’s latest [...]

After asking for this for over a year now, UKYCC is SUPER EXCITED that the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change has opened up a consultation to find out how young people want to be involved in its decision making processes. The survey only takes 4 minutes and the more people who fill it out, the better understanding DECC will have about how Young people should be involved!

The survey closes on 26 January and can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xG5zkLxchLkDydYPc/RZpIZk77wNuRU6km1ot%2biNZ6U%

We didn’t do it then We need to do it now But then was now And now becomes then And the question remains When?

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, has confirmed his attendance to The Climate Revolution on Tuesday 12th January.

Awakening on Boxing Day stricken by an alcohol induced mental fog no less stubborn than the moral one that afflicted the world leaders at COP15 I tried to make sense of what had happened. Confusion reigned at the conference which, after two weeks of filibuster produced little more than a Google doc, a Nation State [...]

Youth intervention in high level plenary (Big love to our friend Juan, who stays in the hostel room across from ours, for his passionate delivery!) Thank you mister President for giving us the floor. Good afternoon fellow human beings. My name is Juan Carlos, and in the year 2050 I will be 64 years old. [...]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vygLEXJpEPM Climate Justice Fast Today over 5,000 people have joined in solidarity to fast for 24 hours, as part of the Climate Justice Fast.  The fast has been undertaken for 42 days (or just over 1,000 hours) by three youth advocates who have proved that the “impossible” can be done.  Indeed, they have shown us [...]

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Two days ago I lost my accreditation into the largest and most important summit in history.  Not by choice, but because civil society and the global youth are a security hazard.   But the only security hazard is the lack of commitment and leadership from many developed nations to secure a future for all. The last [...]

We want a FAB deal not a death warrant with a green seal

Today is the last day that NGO’s and civil society will be allowed access to the Bella Centre, and from tomorrow the negotiations will happen without the much needed presence of the international youth movement. However, the youth have not given up just yet, and have peacefully occupied the main hall, right in the face [...]

Josh bumped into Kumi Naidoo, Director of Greenpeace, outside a press conference in the Bella Centre today. Check him out, he is just too cool for school. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3zh4BwAJEo

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With only a few days left of COP15, we really need to see some serious step-up in commitments from developed nations. However, as it becomes less and less likely that the top 2 greenhouse gas emitters US and China are going to lead the front, we sit through endless delays and arguements. It’s about time [...]

When I signed up for this, 6 months ago, the last thing I expected to experience during my short stay in Copenhagen was covering my face from tear gas while being snarled at by dogs and shouted at by police. I came to Copenhagen to engage with the process, to enter the UN and make [...]

From the Makers of The Age of Stupid comes The Stupid Show, live from Copenhagen. feat. Nic from UKYCC httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQMvbzxnavk

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RkF0qUUXJA I am feeling frustrated. As we have been restricted access, only four of us are inside the Bella Centre today. Some of us have gone on the Reclaim Power march, and I am sitting in the hostel with others, trying to provide support and help communications between everyone, and try and send the news [...]

At any given moment an infinite number of worlds exist synchronically; interdependent yet isolated, like dew drops on a spider’s web. Right now in Copenhagen these worlds are being pushed together, shoulder to shoulder.  Despite what you might think, they don’t know each other at all though plenty of people, people like me, walk the [...]

Climate Action Network Fossil Fool Awards, for Monday, week 2. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MDuL0CtfyQ&feature=player_embedded

Today I am extremely frustrated.  I am running around trying to make use of my day because this may well be the last day I can get into the Bella Centre, no wait, the entire UN process that is COP15. The entire youth movement’s accreditation is being cut by 2/3rds because 110 heads of state [...]

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I think I need more than four hours For all power or any. Sitting in Plen the halls packed with many Men and women here early for the last day For most observers, now there’s no where to say Two pennies for the press, or press for two trill For the developing world and a [...]

From the makers of ‘The Age of Stupid’ Watch it here! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epO7L5bQzXo

Before the new week breaks on the threshold of opportunity, half-hoping hearts and held breath, I thought it best to sketch the preamble of what will inescapably be an historic week enshrining systemic or climatic change for the world. It is hard to overstress the importance of the events that will take place in Copenhagen [...]

So here I am, sitting in plenary With you, our negotiators, sitting in front of me. Talks offtrack, this is whack, are you taking it seriously? But it’s alright for you cos you’ll be dead in 2050. It’s alright for you with your nice family, Your hotel room for free with a colour tv. It’s [...]